“What happens to your body after a chiropractic adjustment?”
My 15 year old son will have a chiropractic adjustment next week. What happens to your body after a chiropractic adjustment?
7 Answers
He will feel looser and better.
The point of an adjustment is to make sure there’s no interference is in the communication between the brain and the rest of the body. Those interference is usually show up along the spine. I consistently see things like pain relief, stress relief, more energy, feeling more balanced, better digestion, improved sleep, better moods, more flexibility, even more mental clarity with adjustments on a regular basis.
I describe an adjustment as like an update for your smartphone. When the adjustment relieves blockages in programming (reflexes) and cleans up the registry (reference data for your parts) then your nervous system can exert better control over the various parts of the body and healing can move forward. So the answer is: you are healthier and more vital after your adjustment. Of course there may be slight soreness as your muscles relearn to stand up straight, sit up straight, pull the shoulders back and hold that head up level. Some patients get a little sleepy after an adjustment, especially the first one. A short nap immediately after the adjustment is like installing a downloaded update, it is necessary to integrate the information into the brain.
Reduction of nerve interference.
There are several things that happen after a chiropractic adjustment. One, the nervous system will improve, the blood circulation will improve, and the meridians around the spine (energy pathways) will improve. You can expect your body will function better.
Chiropractic adjustments remove stress from the nervous system so that you can have a better signal from the brain to the body. The adjustments help to calm the body by activating the parasympathetic side of the nervous system, which is responsible for the healing/growing portion of the nervous system. After getting adjusted, the first thing he will notice is a more restful sleep.
The adjustment simply restores proper alignment and movement to the spine. This allows for better spinal cord and nerve function, which control everything in our body.
